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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford

William
lost his mother but not to death. He knew in his heart that she was still
alive and he would find her some day, but he had to escape from the orphanage
to do that. He knew that there was a
reason she abandoned him because his mother wouldn't have left him without a
good reason.

William
knew nothing of his mother's past but it didn't matter. He had to find
her. He and his friend Charlotte planned how to escape from the orphanage to find her. William
was a kind, sweet boy just like his mother. You will feel so sorry for Liu Song
and William as well since he had to live without his mother for five years when
she was actually alive and close by. Most of the characters were sad and
unhappy, but the book is exceptional.

SONGS
OF WILLOW FROST tells the tale of Liu Song and her life of sadness, loneliness,
and betrayal. Her life was not pleasant. Liu Song had to endure
hardship and a cruel stepfather who made her call him Uncle because he was
disappointed and embarrassed that she wasn't a boy. She also had to live
with the stigma that her mother who was onstage was deemed no better than a
prostitute.

You
will feel Liu Song's pain, hopelessness, and humiliation ooze through the pages
as Mr. Ford beautifully weaves between past and present. Beautiful like the
good heart of Liu Song.

You
will be immersed in old-world traditions as you follow Liu Song through her day
being treated as a slave instead of a daughter. You will feel her pain as the
inevitable happened to her because of her step-father's visits at night and her
sadness as she had to give up happiness.
You will HATE Uncle Leo because he is the one who caused all of Liu Song's
problems.

SONGS OF WILLOW FROST
was skillfully written in Mr. Ford's descriptive, flowing style and also very heart
wrenching. I felt myself wanting to push Liu Song to tell the truth about
what really happened to her and to move on so she could have some happiness in
her life instead of despair. Mr. Ford allows you to feel as though you are
right there feeling the emotions and living the lives the characters are leading.

SONGS OF WILLOW FROST was about making decisions, living
with regrets, and longing for what some folks have and what you were deprived
of.

So glad you showcased this book. I loved Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and got a copy of this latest novel at a BEA-related event in May. Jamie Ford spoke at a librarian breakfast at the start of BEA and he was wonderful.

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In my delight with your review, I forgot to say you wrote a hell of a good review.Concise but hitting all the points and making it sound interesting to a reader.I'm surprised you haven't taken up the pen yourself!

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